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Question 18 • SHS Lifetime Fitness - 2021

The failure to deliver blood to the heart due to a narrowing of arteries results in __________.

Answer
A
atherosclerosis
B
a stroke
C
coronary heart disease
D
hypertension

Explanation

Narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart can reduce the heart’s blood flow. This condition is called coronary heart disease, so choice C is correct. Atherosclerosis is a process that can cause arteries to narrow, while a stroke affects blood flow to the brain and hypertension means high blood pressure.

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